vocab 4

Ignominious

Deserving of public disgrace

Antiquity

The ancient past; before the middle ages

Quasi

Having resemblance or nearness to something

Succinctly

Clear and straight to the point

Requite

To return favor or amend a wrongdoing

Ambuscade

A place where soldiers lie in order to ambush

Aegis

Protection; Patronage; Guidance

Propitiate

To regain favor

Covenant

An agreement (biblical origin)

Compendium

A book filled with detailed knowledge on a specific topic

Sardonic

Mocking and cynical

Meta

Referring to itself

Proposition

A claim that can only be answered with Yes or No

Reactance

The idea of rebelling for the sake of nonconformity; reactionary deviance

Surreptitious

Kept secret in a tactful manner

Ubiquitous

Being found everywhere; universal

Obstinate

Stubborn for the sake of it

Microcosm

A small situation that encapsulates the characteristics of something larger or predating

Indignation

Anger or annoyance to unjust treatment

Epistemology

The theory of knowledge

Epistemological

Theories of knowledge relating to opinion and beliefs